Jojje OlssonDen gångna vekan har det varit sparsamt med uppdateringar här på InBeijing. Dels av personliga skäl, dels för att jag har jobbat på tre långa och krävande artiklar under veckan, som jag hoppas kunna presenterna här inom kort.
Nedan kommer dock en sammanfattning av veckans viktigaste händelser och diskussioner kring Kina med omnejd i form av ett drygt dussintal tweets.
Debatten kring situationen i Xinjiang – där över en miljon etniska minoriteter tagits till politiska fångläger utan föregående rättsprocess – rasar som aldrig förr. Intressant i sammanhanget är att Taiwans utrikesminister Joseph Wu har börjat ta en alltmer frispråkig ton på Twitter gentemot Kina, vad gäller såväl religiöst förtryck som statlig kinesisk media, bland annat genom att kalla partitidningen Folkets dagblad för en ”kommunistisk hjärntvätt” som ”suger”.
Som jag skrev om tidigare i veckan på InBeijing, så är Hennes & Mauritz ett av de företag som påkommits med att köpa produkter från regelrätta arbetsläger i Xinjiang.
Räkna med att 30-årsdagen av massakern vid Himmelska fridens torg som infaller 4 juni kommer ta upp en stor del av diskussionen online under den kommande veckan.
Vidare har Taiwan under veckan visat sin progressiva sida vad gäller såväl att de första samkönade giftermålen i Asien nu ägt rum här, samt att man i hjärtat satt upp en installation i form av en man som utmanar en stridsvagn – en kopia av det berömda foto i samband med massakern vid Himmelska fridens torg.
The most important thing we can do in Congress to #China’s mass ethnic cleansing of #Uighurs is sanction the people responsible for this policy.
The most important thing we can all do it keep speaking & writing about what they are doing. https://t.co/VhVYEkVCHG
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) May 24, 2019
"China is being more brazen because China can be more brazen because no one is holding China properly to account.” @j_smithfinley
Exactly. And the UN and the EU are just sitting around like lame ducks. https://t.co/CEde5kgd7Z
— Adrian Zenz (@adrianzenz) May 23, 2019
At a Xinjiang factory making gray yarn for H&M T-shirts, a Uighur worker says she had extremist thoughts but now they are all gone. Adidas and Esprit say they are investigating the factory. Our study of Xinjiang supply chains w/ @Chao_Deng https://t.co/TsqwSMB3RY
— Eva Dou (@evadou) May 16, 2019
I’m Uyghur Canadian. I’m getting continuous harassing from backhome police in China. Today I got a message that threatening me by detaining all of my relatives and asking me to corporate instead of harming them by my activities. It’s very frustrating, leading suicide thoughts? pic.twitter.com/bDD4yvrZgt
— Guly Mahsut (@Guly780) May 20, 2019
In intvw w/Fox News, Chinese Amb. to the US Cui Tiankai falsely claims there are "no camps" in Xinjiang. "I visit some of the training centers. They are real training centers, they are not camps. They have open gates, there’s no armed guards. People could go home over weekend."
— Felicia Sonmez (@feliciasonmez) May 21, 2019
The #Taliban was condemned by the rest of the world for blowing the Bamiyan Buddhas to smithereens. The Chinese commies are 1,200 times worse! What have Buddhists done to deserve this torment? Nothing! Stop fearing #ReligiousFreedom. Let the people believe! JW https://t.co/Oti2rXkqfT
— 外交部 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ROC (Taiwan) ?? (@MOFA_Taiwan) May 21, 2019
WRONG! The bill was passed by our national parliament & will be signed by the president soon. Democratic #Taiwan is a country in itself & has nothing to do with authoritarian #China. @PDChina is a commie brainwasher & it sucks. JW https://t.co/eHKzXdzxoT
— 外交部 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ROC (Taiwan) ?? (@MOFA_Taiwan) May 19, 2019
Following yesterday’s historic wedding, gay rights groups organized an outdoor wedding that witnessed over a thousand people attending. Here are some portraits of the happy couples who will be officiated tonight. pic.twitter.com/gpaK1adQNL
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) May 25, 2019
Taiwan. Want a guaranteed way to piss off China? Put an inflatable Chinese tank, complete with inflatable person to run over, to commemorate the Tiananmen Square massacre pic.twitter.com/GrGyHBiZxZ
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) May 21, 2019
Uncropped version of Jeff Widener's famous photo of Tank Man on Tiananmen Square, Beijing, 1989 pic.twitter.com/cGCWF5IB8X
— ?? (@moodvintage) May 24, 2019
So why, when Tsai Ing-wen has overseen rising wages, solid growth, a surge in investment and record corporate profits, are voters not feeling the benefits? @hwang61 and Chinmei Sung investigate… https://t.co/dykjN9cWuo via @bpolitics
— Samson Ellis (@samsonellis) May 24, 2019
Sitting at a café in Taipei, a woman in front of me walked out with her take away about 10 minutes ago. She just came back in, saying to the staff "I think you forgot to charge me for the food, how much is it?". Love how honest people are here.
— Jojje Olsson (@jojjeols) May 21, 2019
Couldn’t agree more: “the threshold for some kind of inter-party uprising against him is very, very high. He would need to commit a catastrophic mistake that jeopardizes the continual rule of the Party for his potential enemies within the Party to rise up against him.” https://t.co/hlSSkYvuT8
— John Garnaut (@jgarnaut) May 22, 2019
Ännu en lögn: ”Att handelskriget har trappats upp är ensidigt USA:s fel. Den bilden ger den kinesiske ambassadören i Sverige, Gui Congyou. Det går på tvärs med de amerikanska anklagelserna om att Kina i sista sekund backade på flera viktiga punkter.” https://t.co/QElJj5yf6x
— Jojje Olsson (@jojjeols) May 24, 2019
Ironiskt nog var rubriken för kvällen ”Stand up for human rights”. Sverige och UNDP valde i stället att krypa för en hårdför diktatur. https://t.co/KgXGxc5B2K
— Linda Nordlund (@lindanordlund) May 21, 2019
Ren Zhengfei to Chinese media:” I’ve sacrificed myself and family for the sake of a goal that we will stand on top of the world. To achieve this goal, a conflict with the U.S. is inevitable.” #huawei #tradewar pic.twitter.com/MhaT7GZunh
— Gao Yuan (@GaoYuan86) May 21, 2019
Hong Kong government to take drastic step in fast-tracking controversial fugitive bill https://t.co/GY77clnDu9
— Sari Arho Havrén (@SariArhoHavren) May 21, 2019
Take a moment to let this sink in: Hong Kong political refugees is now a thing
Important article by @ssataline https://t.co/gd1jNdc4OQ
— Chris Horton 何貴森 (@heguisen) May 22, 2019
A woman in China bought a new car – with coins https://t.co/he87bvxzZZ pic.twitter.com/eTHviR6aAu
— Inkstone (@InkstoneNews) May 23, 2019
